Good to Great is a book written by Jim Collins. This book was used in the business community and the social sector. This book focused on how companies went from good to great and more importantly how these companies stayed great even in times of adversity. He also had published an addedum to the book for social sectors since some of the research is a little bit different.Mr. Collins also study the qualities of good leadership.
Jim Collins also published a book called How the Might Fall in 2009. This book discussed what happens to good companies who fail and how organizations can be cognizant of the warning signs. Below are the links to Amazon that can provide additional summaries on these books.
Management expert Jim Collins explains why he admires Apple CEO Steve Jobs, whom he says has never given up. From a discussion on Collins' new book, How the Mighty Fall.
Good To Great Resources
Good to Great is a book written by Jim Collins. This book was used in the business community and the social sector. This book focused on how companies went from good to great and more importantly how these companies stayed great even in times of adversity. He also had published an addedum to the book for social sectors since some of the research is a little bit different.Mr. Collins also study the qualities of good leadership.Jim Collins also published a book called How the Might Fall in 2009. This book discussed what happens to good companies who fail and how organizations can be cognizant of the warning signs. Below are the links to Amazon that can provide additional summaries on these books.
Good to Great Good To Great: Social Sectors How the Mighty Fall
Below are some links to websites, videos, books, podcasts, and documents related to moving your organization from Good to Great.
Jim Collin's personal website containing his videos and podcasts.
e-Book: Good To Great by Jim Collins
Jim Collin's in "Business Week"
Podcast: An Interview with Jim Collins
Slide Show: What We Can Learn From Failure
Blogs: About and Related Work of Jim Collins
Video: Jim Collins on Steve Jobs
Management expert Jim Collins explains why he admires Apple CEO Steve Jobs, whom he says has never given up. From a discussion on Collins' new book, How the Mighty Fall.Video: How the Mighty Fall: The Backstory
Jim Collins on the experience that led to the idea for his new book, How the Mighty FallVideo: How the Mighty Fall, Stages 1 and 2
A look at the first two stages companies in decline go through: Hubris Born of Success, and Undisciplined Pursuit of MoreVideo: How the Mighty Fall, Stages 3-5
Jim Collins talks about Denial of Risk and Peril, Grasping for Salvation, and Capitulation to Irrelevance or DeathVideo: Jim Collins on Saving a Company
What companies in decline can do to avoid reaching irrelevance or deathVideo: Jim Collins on Leadership
Why Winston Churchill was a great leader, and a look at others, from How The Mighty Fall.Motorola and Fannie Mae: What Went Wrong
Gregory Brown and Daniel H. Mudd reflect on the lessons they learned in managing companies that were losing ground and struggling through tough timesHow Delta Climbed Out of Bankruptcy
A new route structure, aggressive cost-cutting, and a shrewd merger have made Delta one of the best-positioned major U.S. carriersMotorola's Brown on 'Blinding' Success
Co-CEO Greg Brown describes how, for Motorola, the Razr cell phone turned into what Jim Collins describes as an undisciplined pursuit of moreThe View from Atop a Collapsing Fannie Mae
Former CEO Daniel Mudd tells about helming a company that Jim Collins featured in Good to Great as it turned into a "falling chainsaw"How to Play It: How the Mighty Fall
Investors note: Smart companies know tough times are when they should expand and go after market share